30 years jail for a joint? The people suffering under Tunisia's drug laws
14April 2021 The football stadium of Kef – a town in the north-western mountains of Tunisia – has been given more attention in the last few months than at any time in its history. Up until January 29, the public facility had been neglected for years – never repainted, maintained or used for official sports competitions. Then, a group of guys were caught smoking hash in a small space beneath the commentator stand. It became front-page national news when three of them were given a 30-year prison sentence. 20 of those years were specifically due to where the smoking took place – in this ...